Reddit mentions: The best paper craft & stenciling books

1. Wine is fine, but if you drink too much you're guaranteed to have a hangover. Those are no fun. :/
   
   
2. I know there's a broom on our list, but I prefer to travel in a more modern style. I'll grab the Bissell steam and SWEEP. Sweep is right there in the name, technically it does the same thing as a broom. Only better! Added bonus of getting to feel like one of the witches from Hocus Pocus. :D
   
   
3. I know that we're supposed to buy our hats, but I'd much prefer to knit my own. Especially with this super soft super cute yarn.
   
   
4. Books can take you anywhere you want to go! I want to go to space with some fat ladies and have colorful adventures!
   
   
5. When I get my trunk I'm going to keep my treasures in it like a pirate!
   
   Bonus- Capes make you feel super. When you're super you need a super snack to keep yourself ready to thwart all those evil plans!

I have designed some of my own! To give a sampling, in increasing order of complexity (with diagrams!),

• here's a truncated tetrahedron,
  
• here's a double equilateral unit which can make things like an octahedron, icosahedron, "spiky ball," and many other deltahedra,
  
• here's a rhombic dodecahedron, and
  
• here's a compound of the cube and octahedron.
  
  My favorite origami book is John Montroll's Animal Origami for the Enthusiast, which starts out with simple, charming models and builds up to complex masterpieces like this lobster. It's one you can go back to for years. (I still have my childhood copy, inscribed "Merry Christmas 1988, Love Mom and Dad.")
  
  Another lovely volume, though not an ideal first book, is one called Origami for the Connoisseur. One of its highlights is an exquisitely beautiful seashell model. Here's someone folding it on YouTube.
  
  If you're curious about modular origami, Tomoko Fuse is a master of the field. This book ("Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations") is a hefty omnibus with plenty of lovely designs. Fuse tends toward a bit more surface elaboration and fussy preciseness than I go for these days, but her work is absolutely worth recreating with your own fingertips.
  
  Most of all, I'd encourage you to just try things out and have fun. There's action origami that does stuff (fancier versions of jumping frogs and fortunetellers), there's a big "tessellation" scene, where people fold intricate, two-dimensional patterns, there are flowers and franchises and figures. Any decent bookstore will have a papercraft section with an origami book or two. Libraries should have plenty of volumes available.
  
  Enjoy!

As a former anime nerd I have snooped and found some age appropriate potential gifts (I don't know what she's seen though!)

Rylee:

• Boruto Manga vol 1 Sequel to the Naruto manga series, a lot less sad so far
  
  
• Gravity Falls Cinestory Comic vol 1 Gravity Falls is an age appropriate Disney Cartoon that's honestly really cool and unique. The story gets pretty deep so you can enjoy reading it together if you want!
  
  
• Avatar The Last Airbender Complete Series A beautiful epic story about a young protagonist tasked with saving the world from a century old war. If you haven't seen it, watch it with her. This is an American cartoon but it is a must watch
  
  
• Spirited Away If she hasn't seen it, this is one of the most popular Ghibli films. Family appropriate with strong cultural references.
  
  
• The Magic Kingdom of Landover part 1 This includes the first three novels in the series by Terry Brooks. One of the first fantasy novel series I was able to get into at a young age
  
  
• Needle Felting Tool and Project Kit to make some cute plush kitties in a cool crafty way. Might not be good for the 8 year old to try but Rylee should be fine!
  
  
  Trinity:
  
  
• Karakuri Papercraft Book Learn to make mechanical paper sculptures. They're very cool!
  
  
• Paint Your Own Horse Figurine Kit
  
  
• Tetris 3D Puzzle
  
  
• Ducktales Xbox360 Game Awesome remastered video game from the 80's!
  

If you want a simple design that doesn't require cutting, the "hornet" is pretty well known and generally a great flyer.

You need The World Record Paper Airplane Book. That thing was yeaaaars of entertainment when I was about 8 years old. I believe I got it from a book fair at school, but I don't remember.

The Hornet will forever be my favorite. I built one of those out of some thicker construction paper with a few friends in middle school, and it flew for tens of miles. I launched it straight upward as hard as I could right near a blacktop on a windy day. We always flew over the blacktop because it offers great thermals (which we learned about from the book) and you could see some crazy stuff happen. On this particular day, it was enough to get the plane up somewhere around 100ft in the air. We stood there in disbelief as the plane climbed and climbed until it was eventually caught by the wind. It flew, perfectly stable, over the trees and out of our apartment complex. We all hopped on our bikes (as an '80s kid, we had bikes), and followed it as far as we could, but eventually had to stop as it flew over a large river.

I like to think it's still flying around Boston somewhere.

Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa (http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Origami-Mathematically-Based-Models-Complex/dp/4889962514) is a pretty good book to learn about the more technical side of origami. Jun Maekawa goes into depth about how he developed a lot of the models and what techniques/theories are applied in the models. He also selected models for the book which are illustrative of specific design features. I found a lot of the models in this book to be fairly difficult but with enough patience I was able to fold most models.

Personally I'm also a fan of Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Schafer (http://www.amazon.com/Origami-Astonish-Amuse-Jeremy-Shafer/dp/0312254040) which isn't quite as technically in depth as Maekawa's book. However Schafer does go into depth about how he developed the various models as well though. The models can also be quite funny and I'm fairly sure 14-year-old me would have thoroughly enjoyed this book. The models in this book can range in difficulty from fairly easy to tediously difficult.

I think either book would make a good present and they're also reasonably priced on amazon.

I think I started with the traditional bases and started thinking what else could use that arrangement of flaps. Also I was really persistent. The first things I came up with were nothing special but I kept on it because I wanted to get better.

Robert Lang's writings on origami design are great but can be a little overwhelming if you're just starting out. One of the books that I remember really liking as a beginner (and still today) is Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer. The author talks about how he went about designing things, and he shows how you can take an existing model or base and modify it to something completely new. I would definitely recommend picking it up if you can.

Maybe doing some volunteer work with them would help give them some perspective? Even something like donating cans to a food bank, or giving away clothes or toys they no longer need.

Giving them responsibilities around the house is a good way to empower them and give them some real-life skills - things like learning to do laundry, helping with cooking, taking care of pets, etc. If you give them an allowance or opportunities to earn money, it can also be a lesson about being responsible with money. You might check out a book such as Do I Need It or Do I Want It? (for the younger two) and Not Your Parents' Money Book (for the teen).

I too love origami but not that fond of single unit/ origami..

I started with Modular origami..

It appeals to the gear head side of me and the fact that i love geometry..

The options are limitless..

I use http://www.antiprism.com/ to design and preview my Origami builds

A few ideas for inspiration: try the following books...

Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse

Unit-Polyhedron-Origami-Tomoko-

Modular Origami yields eye catching models that are like art pieces and most things i fold/assemble,ble get very awe inspiring reactions..

• Geometric Origami. Wow, that book looks amazing!
  
• An adorable Turtle!
  
• That's turtley awesome!
  
• I painted this box

• Model: Simple Sonobé 12-unit Assembly Plus Alpha
  
• Designer: Tomoko Fusé
  
• Source: Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations
  
• The base cube was a bit unwieldy at first, but as I added the accents it tightened up. I'd say it's moderately secure, it shouldn't fall apart on its own, but certainly would not stand up to a lot of rough handling. All in all, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

It really depends on what kind of origami appeals to you but I do mainly modular origami and my number one go to book is Tomoko Fuse's Multidimensional Transformations Unit Origami. This book was published in 1990 and is a little bit pricey (around 30-50 dollars these days). It was my first major origami book and I couldn't be more amazed at how many different designs it offers. The models really range from basic to extremely advanced and most of them like in the medium-hard range. If you're looking for something complex and not as 2-D as many origami books can offer you- I highly suggest this book. Oh yeah, It's also not short. It's around 230 pages of work.

Here's a link to what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/0870408526

Hope this helps!

I went through u/PapaFargo 's list and my favorite thing I'm allowed to talk about is this. This coupled with the Doctor Who stuff tells me we would probably hang out well together at a convention. We have similar interests and styles. My actual favorite thing is something I'm not supposed to talk about ;-) but it tells he's a generous guy who loves his family.

The butterflies are all by Michael J. LaFosse. I got the patterns from here and here.

The boxes are by Tomoko Fuse. I have a slew of her books. This one is decent for beginners. This one is ideal for beginners but, alas, is out of print.

The other tiny things are by Meenakshi Mukerji and are from this book. She has a fabulous website with an absolute wealth of pictures, info, and diagrams for modular and geometric models. And if you check out her guest gallery, well gee, doesn't that second group of photos look familiar? ;-)

I love making origami! I'm always up for trying to make new things o:

This book could give me some new ideas. and I'm not so sure that I can squeeze in much more under $20 but maybe some paper?

--Just saw the edit. If the item doesn't have to be these things then a gift card would be great because I'm saving up. But the book is fine too if it can't be a gift card.

This is a stretch- but if you like cute zombies check out White Stag's Misfits Vol. 2 A Zombie Coloring Book. I love her work and have all but two of her Misfits books.

Thanks! The key is to start simple, be persistent, and to be analytical when you're folding from diagrams. Most people ( myself included) start by modifying traditional bases. When using diagrams, Try to look at the ways that structures come together and look for recurring structures and try to understand what these structures can do. Everybody recommends the book origami design secrets by Robert lang but the book that helped me understand design the most was Genuine Origami by jun maekawa. This one http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Origami-Mathematically-Based-Models-Complex/dp/4889962514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415713219&sr=8-1&keywords=genuine+origami Other than that try to get ideas from other models ( I got the idea for the shell from fumiaki kawahatas stegosaurus) and have fun discovering your unique style of origami! If you have any more questions feel free to ask!

This model is folded from one tapered sheet of paper(No glue involved) and is designed by the lovely Assia Brill. I find this to be a whole new subgenre of Origami that's very fun to twist at the end. You can follow a tutorial by Sara Adams here.

For those who might say since it's folded from a non-square it's not Origami, I'd like to point out that most of this elitist snobbishness about the purity and preciseness of paper has only recently been glamorized in the west. A lot of traditional Origami models are folded from paper such as rectangles, hexagons, and even ordinary things like candy wrappers. As long as no scissors are used while folding the model(then it becomes Kirigami, which is another beautiful art), and no glue is used, then it is Origami. Folded from foil, tissue, wrapping paper, or whatever the case might be.

Thank you to those who read my comment. English isn't my first language so sorry in case I made any errors.

I do bookbinding as a hobby. Some great introductory books are:

• Manly Banister - The Craft of Bookbinding
  
• A.W. Lewis - Basic Bookbinding
  
• Aldren A. Watson - Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
  
  Two good resources to order bookbinding supplies online are:
  
  
• Hollander's
  
• Volcano Arts
  
  If you're having trouble finding Davey board (the most common material used to make the "hard covers") you can also look in craft, art, and hardware stores for millboard/chipboard. It's much better if you can find somewhere local to purchase it -- shipping is a pain, and large sheets are out of the question. Personally, I buy millboard from an art supply store called Opus.
  
  --
  
  In terms of tools, you'll want a lying press and plow, and some sort of book press. You'll quickly find that prices for these items from sellers of bookbinding equipment can be exorbitant. Thankfully they're obtainable or reproducible through other methods -- you could sub in a cloth-wrapped board with some weights on it instead of a screw press, for example.
  
  --
  
  A sewing frame is definitely something you'll need to look into purchasing or making. If you can't afford either option, here's a great tutorial on turning a chair into one:
  Evilrooster Bookweb: Chair Sewing Frame
  
  Some slightly more vague instructions on making one out of an encyclopedia:
  papergail: sewing frame and cradle in one
  
  Further, this seller on eBay has some on the cheap:
  sq12tk | eBay

Here's a fairly simple walkthrough of the process I've watched before on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF4t4nktOwc

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There are some non-obvious tips here, especially regarding temperature:

http://cool.conservation-us.org/don/dt/dt0366.html

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But if the goal is simply to work with stamps and impress designs, it's a matter of planning out your design on paper, building up a good collection of stamps. For example, in this video he uses only five stamps and a fillet (the rolling tool which creates a line).

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https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/exhibitions/cover-to-cover/hand-tooling/

This website is also a good introduction to the art.

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https://www.amazon.com/Bookbinding-Classic-Arts-Crafts-Manual/dp/0486440397

This book has a fair amount of instruction.

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I'd say that this is something that with a few stamps and a stove, the only real issue is practice.

!!!!!!!!!!! I love my inner child

Fanciful Faces it just looks so pretty!

I also have FAT LADIES IN SPAAAACE which amuses the heck out of me.

It's okay to Drink and Color right?

Those three are on my under $10 list, the rest of mine are on my Book wishlist.

I have other coloring books but those three are the coolest in my opinion. =D

To add to this, you could probably get her into paper quilling pretty easily. It's easy and fun. Get a beginner's quilling book and a quill tool to get her started

I'm pretty sure it's made from double-sided convex hexagonal ring units (a mouthful, I know!) from Tomoko Fuse's book Unit Polyhedron Origami.

Here's one I made next to the illustration from the book, and it looks pretty much identical to OPs.

It's an awesome module, they look similar to little turtle but they hold together much better. They're made from 1:2 paper which can be annoying, but they're basically just an improved little turtle otherwise.

EDIT: Icosahedrons made with little turtle also have wider triangular openings and the spikes are a bit shorter from what I remember.

Anyone here like adult coloring books and Alice in wonderland/creepy things? I think this looks like it could be a pretty neat book to color.

I agree ! And thank you 🙂

Forgot a shot of the caterpillar in the album.

Once we finish up my arms, we're going for a darker version of Wonderland on a leg 😁

Next up: 72 Pencils :)

Those are neat! Is #4 pure origami? If so, what pattern did you use? I have a Tomoko Fuse's book on modular origami, and have yet to go through them all :)

Fat Ladies in Spaaaaace: a body positive coloring book What can I say? I'm fat and I love to color.

>If anyone's interested I found this book on Amazon
>This book
>The actual Japanese book


Thank to /u/HiepNotik for providing these links.
If anyone is interested in learning this, they can buy the book.

I have this one and it's a lot of fun. The metal one looks even more awesome!

Advanced origami as in you want to learn how to fold more complex models than the average swan/crane/toys? In that case I recommend any of Robert Lang's books, his insect models are incredibly complex. Or you can try Modular Origami by Tomoko Fuse which is tedious but extremely satisfying when complete.

If you want to learn about the theory behind folding new models and how origami techniques are applied today, then check out this TED Talk by Robert Lang.

Looks really good for a first try! My first book was not nearly as nice! If you have a little extra money try waxed thread. At my Hobby Lobby it was by the jewelry making stuff. It's like $4 and a spool lasts for at least 5 books. It's easier to sew with and and gives a neater look once you start experimenting with sewn bindings. If you have interest in sewn bindings this book is like the holy grail of bindings. It's expensive to buy new but I borrowed it from the library and simply copied out the bindings I wanted to try at work.

This is the peacock from the Genuine Origami by Maekawa. Had a blast, but I'm definitely gonna start from the beginning to ease into it!

I really like Lang's origami in action. Shafer also has great action origami models. You can usually get these books at a library

The mountain goat/bear! I love it!! I might have to get the book...

https://smile.amazon.com/Karakuri-Make-Mechanical-Paper-Models/dp/0312566697?sa-no-redirect=1

Pretty sure I had a book about paper planes written by that guy a long time ago.

Edit: Found it

Here's a pic. Or Support the Author!. It really is one of my favorite books and very worth it.

There are tons... search for Karakuri (japanese paper automatons) or search google for wooden automata, in particular the artist Dug North is doing some really cool stuff in wood.

There's a great Karakuri book: Karakuri: How to Make Paper Models that Move that does an amazing job outlining and demonstrating all the different linkages and gears you can use to generate different movements. It also comes with tear out pages to build the models and gears out of paper.

I've been meaning to get around to start building models of various gears and linkages for 3d printing, but haven't had a chance to yet.

I have some!

Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa

Each model comes with a "theme", often mathematical in nature. Design theory (like Design Secrets but more digestible) and history is interspersed.

Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel

Probably the most intellectually wide-ranging book on origami of all time. The first half of this book is collection of essays about origami history, math, design, and the craft as an art form.

Advanced Origami by Michael Lafosse

This book mostly covers the paper side of origami, such as how to make duo paper, wet-folding, etc

My favorite origami books are:

Origami for the Connoisseur https://www.amazon.com/dp/4817090022/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_X5GGzb0NC14YA

and

Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex https://www.amazon.com/dp/4889962514/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_L7GGzb1H9N4SY

Both books are well written and cover a wide range of designs (both in content and in skill level). The harder models in genuine will take hours to fold.

That's incredible. I have this book: Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, from Simple to Complex https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/4889962514/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_VC8bBbZ0VFWS3

And there's a 3 headed dragon that is just gorgeous:

https://origami.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/origami-non-traditional-dragons-featured-uai-1600x900.jpg

If anyone's interested I found this book on Amazon

This book

The actual Japanese boom

The unavailable book that some of the models you see in the gif

I had a morning like that on Thursday. I cried it all out in the bathroom, thought I was fine and my head was back balanced. Dropped the kids off at school, ran to husband's work to drop off stuff for their potluck (because even though he is working out of town, he still asks me to bring potluck things). One of his coworkers asked how I was doing and I just started sobbing in the middle of his work lobby....she gave me a cookie. Cookies help make things better.

Happy things that make me happy:

Anime music because it is usually upbeat and I don't understand the words so I can just bob my head to the music and pretend they are singing about happy peppy things

Coloring twisted images

Cooking comfort food that makes the house smell good for a whole day

I hope you feel so much better when you wake up, but please remember that it really is 100% okay to have bad days and times and crying is a totally acceptable way to handle them. Never be ashamed or embarrassed. Everyone cries. We are all here for you.

The postman just delivered this while looking at this post. It looks very exciting. Must focus on work, must focus on work

Here's the link without the referral part: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312566697 :)

Unit Origami by Tomoko Fuse

http://www.amazon.com/Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/0870408526/

The best book for unit work. I got one over 20 years ago when I was 12. Lost it some time during those 20 years and bought another one a few years ago just to have it.

It can also be found in the book Unit Origami by Tomoko Fuse, a book I highly recommend for anyone looking into Modular Origami.

I highly recommend this book for beginners, Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move, available on Amazon.

Check out Keith Smith's book - Non-Adhesive Binding, Vol.1: Books without Paste or Glue. His book has a variety of different types of book bindings that don't use glue.

Good luck!

They're all from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Unit-Polyhedron-Origami-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/4889962050/#reader_4889962050, which I would recommend

https://www.amazon.com/World-Record-Paper-Airplane-Book/dp/0761143831

May it bring you victory! ;-)

Don't forget the plans!

https://www.amazon.com/World-Record-Paper-Airplane-Book/dp/0761143831

Amazing, I've tried to fold this on 6" paper several times and failed. I end up crumbling it into a ball :/ and make a bolder instead.

I believe this is Jun Maekawa design? and is in the book Genuine Origami.

Here’s a guide to making them:
https://www.amazon.com/Karakuri-Make-Mechanical-Paper-Models/dp/0312566697/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=Karakuri%3A+How+to+Make+Mechanical+Paper+Models+That+Move&qid=1572831623&sr=8-1

Also, link to Genuine Origami https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Origami-Mathematically-Based-Models-Complex/dp/4889962514/

/u/coolxeo posted this link

How it works: https://youtu.be/lKv5gpF29uw
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Karakuri-Make-Mechanical-Paper-Models/dp/0312566697/ref=sr_1_1?

It's called Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa. This one does NOT have the pterodactyl that you are referring to.